Schedule:

Friday, July 28, 2023

6:30 a.m - 8:45 a.m. -- Birding Trips Fri-Sun* (advance tickets required)
**If still available we will sell at the festival

7:00 a.m.- 11:00a.m. -- Banding Demonstration*
Tickets may be purchased at the door; subject to availability
**You will receive the banding location via email  for Friday after you purchase the ticket.

PRESENTATIONS are held at the Sedona Performing Arts Center (SPAC), part of the Sedona Red Rock High School, 995 Upper Red Rock Loop Road

8:00 a.m. -- DOORS OPEN at SPAC 8:00a.m.
Ticket sales for walk-ins (all 3 days)
VENDORS OPEN at 8:00a.m.

9:30 a.m. -- Opening Remarks

9:45 a.m.- 10:30a.m. -- Rick Taylor
A Field Guide to the Hummingbirds of Arizona

11:00a.m.- 11:45a.m. -- Susan Bonfield
The Remarkable Journey of the Rufous Hummingbird: An Update on Protecting the Joy

12:00 p.m. - Break for Lunch Merkin food & gelato truck Friday & Saturday and Penny’s Place Sunday; Shopping at Hummingbird Marketplace

12:00pm - 2:00pm -- Raptor Center Presentation

1:30 p.m.- 2:15 p.m. -- Gamini Ratnavira
Capturing the Iridescence, movement, and light of the Hummingbird on Canvas - a live demonstration

2:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. -- Kate McLaughlin
The Winter Hummingbird - Anna’s in Alaska

4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. -- Alice Madar
Peruvian Safari: Photographing Winged Wonders of the Highlands

5:30 p.m. -- HUMMINGBIRD MARKETPLACE CLOSES

Saturday, July 29, 2023

6:30 a.m - 8:45 a.m. -- Birding Trips Fri-Sun* (advance tickets required)
**If still available we will sell at the festival

9:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m. -- GARDEN TOURS*
(tickets required; purchase online or at SPAC during event; subject to availability)

7:00 a.m.- 11:00a.m. -- Banding Demonstration*
Tickets may be purchased at the door; subject to availability
**You will receive the banding location via email  for Saturday after you purchase the ticket.

PRESENTATIONS are held at the Sedona Performing Arts Center (SPAC), part of the Sedona Red Rock High School, 995 Upper Red Rock Loop Road

8:00 a.m. -- DOORS OPEN at SPAC 8:00a.m.
Ticket sales for walk-ins (all 3 days)
VENDORS OPEN at 8:00a.m.

9:30 a.m. -- Opening Remarks

9:45 a.m.- 10:30a.m. -- Dr. Peter Hodum
Of Hummingbirds and Humans - Community-centered Conservation of the Juan Fernandez Firecrown

11:00a.m.- 11:45a.m. -- Marcy Scott
Hummingbird Highways in the Western US and their Most Important Flowers

12:00 p.m. - Break for Lunch Merkin food & gelato truck Friday & Saturday and Penny’s Place Sunday; Shopping at Hummingbird Marketplace

12:00pm - 2:00pm -- Raptor Center Presentation

1:30 p.m.- 2:15 p.m. -- Rick Taylor
A Field Guide to the Hummingbirds of Arizona

2:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. -- Kate McLaughlin
The Alaska Hummingbird Banding Project - 15 Years of Discovery

4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. -- Rich Armstrong: Hooked on Birding

5:30 p.m. -- HUMMINGBIRD MARKETPLACE CLOSES

Sunday, July 30, 2023

6:30 a.m - 8:45 a.m. -- Birding Trips Fri-Sun* (advance tickets required)
**If still available we will sell at the festival

9:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m. -- GARDEN TOURS*
(tickets required; purchase online or at SPAC during event; subject to availability)

7:00 a.m.- 11:00a.m. -- Banding Demonstration*
Tickets may be purchased at the door; subject to availability
**You will receive the banding location via email  for Saturday after you purchase the ticket.

PRESENTATIONS are held at the Sedona Performing Arts Center (SPAC), part of the Sedona Red Rock High School, 995 Upper Red Rock Loop Road

8:00 a.m. -- DOORS OPEN at SPAC 8:00a.m.
Ticket sales for walk-ins (all 3 days)
VENDORS OPEN at 8:00a.m.

9:30 a.m. -- Opening Remarks

9:45 a.m.- 10:30a.m. -- Becky Hardy
Observations of a Life-long Butterflier

11:00a.m.- 11:45a.m. -- Claire Obermarck
The Silver Thread: A Storytelling Experience

12:00 p.m. - Break for Lunch Merkin food & gelato truck Friday & Saturday and Penny’s Place Sunday; Shopping at Hummingbird Marketplace

12:00pm - 2:00pm -- Raptor Center Presentation

1:30 p.m.- 2:15 p.m. -- TBD

2:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. -- Beth Kingsley Hawkins
Everything I Need to Know I Learned From Hummingbirds - Except Share

3:45 PM -- Festival ends

4:30 p.m. -- HUMMINGBIRD MARKETPLACE CLOSES

Festival Dates: July 28 - 30, 2023

Hours:

Friday & Saturday: 8:00am - 5:30pm
Sunday: 8:00am - 4:30pm

Location: Sedona Performing Arts Center, 995 Upper Red Rock Loop Road, Sedona, AZ 86336

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